NEW CITY ROTARY HOSTS 3rd ANNUAL WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL TO FEED THE HUNGRY

The New City Rotary will host the third Annual Wine & Food Festival on Saturday, September 10, 4 – 7 p.m. benefiting the hungry and other charitable causes in Rockland County and internationally. The event will take place at Rockland Country Day School, 34 Kings Highway in Congers, and will feature live music and entertainment.

“Each year, we look to exceed last year’s results and get the community involved through sponsorships, journal advertisements and ticket sales. The 2016 Festival promises to be the best yet,” stated Susan Trugman, president, New City Rotary Club. More than 250 people are expected to attend.

Among the recipients of the funds raised at the Festival will be People to People, Meals on Wheels and TOUCH (Together Our Unity Can Heal). Additional recipients via the New City Rotary include the annual winter coat drive, the Girls School for the Blind based in India, Rotary International’s Shelter Box program to help sustain people in a needed areas of the world and Spring Valley Rotary’s STEP program (Schools to End Poverty) that builds schools in Vietnam and Korea. The Festival also enables the New City Rotary to provide $1,000 scholarships to six Rockland County high school students each year.

Food, wine and beer will be contributed by Bonefish Grill, Outback Steakhouse, The Time Hotel, Zinburger, Brooklyn Seltzer Boys, Defiant Brewery, Southern Wine & Spirits, Austin’s Restaurant & Bar, Two Spear Street, Hudson Fine Catering, and At Your Service NY Catering. The Haiku Guys and Gals and Magic Mark Calabrese will once again provide entertainment.  Sponsorship and Journal Advertisement opportunities are available on the Festival website — www.newcityrotaryfestival.org. Discounted tickets can be purchased in advance on the website or pay $55 at the door.   The event’s Facebook site: www.facebook.com/newcityrotaryfestival/. Further info: info@newcityrotaryfestival.org 

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